American Horror Story's fifth season is called "Hotel" and premiered on FX on October 7, 2015. This season, along with her inclusion as a major character, was announced by American singer Lady Gaga on Twitter.

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Plot

The season's story is set in the Hotel Cortez, an enigmatic, six-story, art-deco hotel based in Los Angeles. The plot follows The Countess, the owner of the hotel, as she tries to protect herself and her children from the fury of her past lover that seeks revenge on her, as well as John Lowe, a Los Angeles homicide detective on the task-force for a series of grisly murders that lead him in the direction of the hotel.

Announcement

Lady Gaga first announced the season's name "Hotel" on February 25 by publishing a short promo on her Twitter account, in which she also announced her participation.[24]

During PaleyFest it was announced that Matt Bomer, Wes Bentley, and Cheyenne Jackson would co-star.[25]

Afterwards, more series regulars were confirmed, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, and Angela Bassett.[26]Chloë Sevigny, who starred in Asylum, will return to the series for Hotel. On May 25, 2015, Ryan Murphy announced that Max Greenfield would also be joining the cast.[27]

Emma Roberts and Denis O'Hare were also added to the cast list.[28] It was announced that Emma will be starring in a few episodes before the finale to do "something special" with her off again on again fiancé Evan Peters.[29] It has later been confirmed that Emma Roberts won't be part of the Hotel cast after all due to scheduling issues. Instead, AHS veteran Gabourey Sidibe was shown in a trailer for AHS Hotel titled Battle Royale.